Question about memory compatibility with GSKILL
Question about memory compatibility with GSKILL
I chose to purchase a 16gb GSKILL Ripjaws V F4-3200C16D-16GVK memory kit from Newegg to pair with my existing one. It matches exactly, but my new kit arrived with a faulty stick. Because I reside in Rio de Janeiro, I can't return the item. I discovered a G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16gb F4-3200C16S-16GVK stick at a reasonable price. My concern is whether combining a 16gb and an 8gb stick will enable dual channel operation with my other kit, filling all four memory slots.
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f4-3200c16d-16gvkb memory kit
https://www.gskill.com/product/165/184/1...16D-16GVKB
This is a 2x8GB kit
F4-3200C16S-16GVK
https://www.gskill.com/product/165/184/1...C16S-16GVK
This is a single stick of ram
My question is If I put 16gb and a 8gb stick will it do dual channel with my other kit Populating all 4 Memory slots.
Simple answer, don't do it. It might work, it might not.
I'm confused here, you should have 3 sticks of ram, of which 1 is bad, leaving you with 1 stick of 8GB and 1 stick of 16GB. You might want to go around the forums, here, and you'll quickly see that we advise users to not mix and match ram kits. I'm also one of the advocates against mixing and matching ram sticks/kits.
If you also do further digging, you'll learn that any platform performs better with 2 sticks of ram(populating the right slots on the motherboard) as opposed to 4 since the latter adds stress to the integrated memory controller.
Go for a ram kit available local to you and then sell the odd sticks out of your older kit to recuperate your expenses.
Adding a 16GB drive along with an 8GB one might result in an issue where the 8GB isn't using dual channels, potentially causing unusual performance effects. This situation is highly discouraged and shouldn't be tried.